Doll house structure including foldably connected portions



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BY Q M Jan. 16, 1968 J. w. RYAN DOLL HOUSE STRUCTURE INCLUDING FOLDABLYCONNECTED PORTIONS 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed June 11, 1964 United StatesPatent 3,363,360 DOLL HOUSE STRUCTURE INCLUDING FOLDABLY CONNECTEDPORTIONS John W. Ryan, Bel Air, Calif., assignor to Mattel, Inc.,Hawthorne, Calif., a corporation of California Filed June 11, 1964, Ser.No. 374,433 13 Claims. (Cl. 46--12) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Acardboard doll house includes (1) a basic wall memher in which closetsimulating means, a simulated outdoor barbecue and a sliding door areprovided; (2) a room divider which is swingably connected to the basicwall member and simulates a kitchen; (3) a single-thickness wall memberwhich is swingably connected to the room divider and has a normalportion forming an interior corner; (4) a triangular fireplace which ismounted in the interior corner; and (5) a cover means which underliesthe basic wall member and is long enough to swing over the basic wallmember, the room divider and the single-thickness wall member and besecured thereto after first positioning said divider and saidsingle-thickness wall member adjacent said basic Wall member, therebyforming a package.

This invention relates to a new and useful doll house; and moreparticularly to a doll house which may be conveniently folded into asuitcase-type package having a carrying handle incorporated therein tofacilitate carrying the doll house from a point of storage to a point ofuse.

Although many prior art doll houses are available, they do have certaindisadvantages. One disadvantage with some prior art doll houses residesin the fact that they are compartively expensive to manufacture becauseof the many separate parts which must be cut out and assembled.

Another disadvantage resides in the fact that the walls of many dollhouses are of a single thickness and are arranged in such a manner thatrooms are provided on but one side of the walls.

Still another disadvantage resides in the fact that the walls of mostprior art doll houses assume but a single fixed position when the houseis assembled.

A further disadvantage resides in the fact that such doll houses cannotbe readily folded into a compact suitcase-type package for storage afteruse, but must be disassembled into a number of different componentparts.

In view of the foregoing factors and conditions characteristic of dollhouses, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a newand useful doll house not subject to the disadvantages enumerated aboveand having a plurality of walls with at least one of the walls being oftwo thicknesses so that it can include shelves and so that it lendssupport to other walls.

It is a further object of the present invention to pro vide a doll houseof the type described which can be readily folded into a single compactpackage when not in use.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a doll houseof the type described having walls which are swingable to differentpositions to make different types of houses.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a doll house ofthe type described which includes a fireplace.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a dollhouse of the type described having a cardboard panel which simulates apatio and which is attached to the doll house in such a manner that itcan be swung up over the top of the doll house when it is folded forstorage and serve as the lid or cover for the suitcase-type packageformed thereby.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cardboard dollhouse which can be fabricated from a minimum number of separate piecesof pre-cut cardboard.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a doll house ofthe type described which includes a threedimensional, built-in simulatedcooking range, cupboards, wardrobes and the like.

According to the present invention, a doll house is provided with aplurality of walls which may be folded together into a single compactpackage when the doll house is not in use. One of the exterior walls isprovided with a double thickness so that an outdoor barbecue may beprovided on one side of the wall and wardrobe closets can be provided onthe other side of the wall. A sliding door is also provided in this walland leads out onto a simulated patio. The simulated patio is hinged tothe lower edge of the exterior wall so that the patio can be swung upagainst the exterior wall and across the top of the remaining walls whenthe doll house is folded into a package. The simulated patio then servesas the cover for the package and includes a carrying handle so that thepackage can be carried like a suitcase.

One of the interior walls of the doll house is also made of a doublethickness so that it can be provided with shelves and the like. One sideof this interior wall is provided with a simulated built-in range andkitchen cupboards. The other side of this wall is provided with a seriesof shelves. The interior wall is hinged to the fold of another interiorwall having a single thickness. The interior wall having the doublethickness may be swung with respect to the portion of the wall havingthe single thickness while it, in turn, can be swung to variouspositions. Thus, a number of different types of homes can be set up bymerely swinging the walls of the basic home to different positions.

A corner fireplace is provided at one end of one of the walls. Thefireplace is three-dimensional and may be of any shape, but is shown astriangular. The doll house may be set up for use merely by opening thelid of the package and folding it over backwards to form the outdoorpatio, after which the various walls may be swung to any desiredposition to form the exterior and interior walls of the house.

The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel areset forth with particularity in the appended claims. The presentinvention, both as to its organization and manner of operation, togetherwith further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood byreference to the following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to likeelements in the several views.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing a doll house of the presentinvention as it appears when folded into a compact, suitcase-typepackage for storage;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, of the doll house ofFIGURE 1 showing the relationship of the parts thereof after the coverof the package has been swung back to the floor to provide a simulatedpatio for the house;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 ofFIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, of the doll house ofFIGURE 1 showing the walls thereof swung to a first position to form theinterior and exterior walls of the doll house;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged, exploded perspective view of a fireplaceforming a part of the doll house of FIG- URE 1;

FIGURE 6 is a partial, perspective view, on an enlarged scale and withparts broken away to show internal construction, of a portion of thefireplace of FIGURE FIGURE 7 is an enlarged perspective view of one ofthe Walls ofthe house of FIGURE 1 showing details of constructionthereof;

FIGURE 8 is a cross-sectional View taken along line 88 of FIGURE 7;

FIGURE 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIGURE 7;

FIGURE 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIGURE 7;

FIGURE 11 is an enlarged, perspective view of another wall of the houseshown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 12 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view taken along line 12-12 ofFIGURE 11;

FIGURE 13 is a partial, cross-sectional view taken along line 1313 ofFIGURE 11;

FIGURE 14 is a perspective view similar to FIGURE 4, showing anotherposition for the walls of the house of FIGURE 1; and

FIGURE 15 is a view similar to FIGURE 14 showing yet another positionfor the walls of the house of FIG- URE 1.

Referring again to the drawings, and particularly to FIGURES 1-4, a dollhouse constituting a presently preferred embodiment of the invention,generally designated 10, may be made from a number of differentmaterials employing a number of different manufacturing techniques.However, it will be described for purposes of illustration, but not oflimitation, as being made from cardboard by certain manufacturingoperations to be hereinafter described. The doll house 10 may beassembled into a compact, suitcase-type package 12 which may beconveniently carried from one place to another by a tion or room divider64. The tabs 60 hinge the extension 58 to the partition 64 and thepartition 64 is hinged to a wall 66. In addition, the extension 58 ishinged to the wall 56 so that the extension 58 can be swung at righthangles to the basic wall member 52 to form one end of the package 12while simultaneously the partition 64 and the wall 66 may be positionedat right angles to the extension 58 to form the front of the package 12,as shown in FIGURE 2.

The basic wall member 52 also includes an interior wall 68 having anextension 70 hinged thereto so that the extension 70 can either bepositioned at right angles to the front wall 68, as shown in FIGURE 4,or folded back against the wall 68, as shown in FIGURE 2. The wall 66also includes a short extension 72 which may be folded at right anglesto the wall 66 to form an exterior wall of the doll house 10 and toserve as one wall of a triangular fireplace 74. The fireplace 74includes an inner wall 76 having an edge 77 which abuts an extension 78hinged handle 14. The handle 14 is afiixed to a cover member 16 whichincludes a top wall 18, a rear wall 20 and a bottom wall 22. The bottomwall 22 includes a lip 24 which is folded up over the front, lower edge26 of package 12 and secured thereto by a pair of snap fasteners 28.Likewise, the top wall 18 includes end and front lip members 30 and 32,respectively, which are folded down over the upper peripheral edge ofthe package 12 and secured thereto by a plurality of snap fasteners 28.The top wall 18 is provided with a pair of spaced, parallel creases 34and the front lip 32 is provided with a tab 36.

When the snap fasteners 28 are removed from the upperperipheral edge ofthe package 12, the rear wall 20 may be swung from a vertical positionto a horizontal position along a path defined by the arrow 38 in FIG-URE 2. Then the lip 32 may be folded back upon the rear wall 20 and thetab 36 inserted into a suitable slot 39 provided in the rear wall 20 toprovide a simulated hedge 40. The hedge 40 provides the rear boundaryfor a simulated patio which is formed by the rear wall 20. The illusionof a patio may be increased by providing a simulated brick wall 42having a pair of tabs 44 at one end and a single tab 46 at its otherend. Suitable slots, such as the one shown at 48 in FIGURE 3, areprovided in one of the end lips 30 for reception of the tabs 44'to lockthe simulated brick wall 42 to the hedge 40. The tab 46 is engageablewith a slot 50 provided in a basic wall member 52 to connect the otherend of the simulated brick wall 42 thereto.

The wall member 52 constitutes the basic wall of the doll house 10 andis afiixed to the rear portion of the bottom wall 22 by suitable tabs,such as the one shown at 54 in FIGURE 8. The basic wall member 52includes an exterior, rear wall 56 which faces the simulated hedge 40and which includes an extension 58. A plurality of tabs .60 are providedon one vertical edge of the extension 58 (FIGURE 11) and are engageablewith slots 62 which are provided along one edge of an interior partitoextension 72. The extension 78 can be folded to the position shown inFIGURE 2 to accommodate itself, in the package 12. The various partsforming the package 12 may be expanded from the position shown in FIGURE2 to the position shown in FIGURE 4 by unfastening the lip 24 andswinging it down to the position shown in FIGURE 4 where it forms acontinuation of the bottom Wall 22 simulating a rug or the like in frontof the basic wall member 52. The wall 66 may then be swung out away fromthe member 52 whereupon the extension 70 can be swung around to aposition at right angles to the front wall 68 to simulate a room withinthe doll house 10. Other simulated rooms may be formed by swinging thepartition or divider 64, the extension 58, the wall 66 and the extension.78 to various positions. For example, it will be noted in FIGURE 14that the extension 58 is in alignment with the wall 56 while both thepartition 64 and the wall 66 are positioned at right angles thereto. InFIGURE 15, on the other hand, the extension 58 is folded over at rightangles to the wall 56 and the wall 66 is reversely bent back upon theextension 58 so that it lies parallel thereto while still remaining atright angles to the wall 56. The partition 64 may then be swung on tabs69 to any suitable position.

The doll house 10 has three primary wall units comprising the basic wallmember 52, the partition 64 and the wall 66. The basic wall member 52and the partition 64 each have walls of double thickness while the wall66 is of a single thickness. The walls of double thickness not only lendsupport to the other walls and extensions of the walls, but make itpossible to provide the doll house 10 with shelves, a built-in range andthe like.

Referring now to FIGURES 7-10, the basic wall member 52 includes a foyerleading from the simulated floor covering represented by the bottom wall22 through a sliding door 81 onto the simulated patio represented by therear wall 20 of the cover member 16. The basic wall member 52 alsoincludes a linen closet 82, a clothes closet 84 and a dressing tablenook 86. The foyer -80, linen closet 82, clothes closet 84 and nook 86are all built into a space which is provided between the front wall 68and the rear wall 56. This space may be provided by fabricating the wall56 and the extension 58 from a single sheet of cardboard which ispre-cut to form a short flap 88 near its end remote from the extension58. A long flap 90 and a pair of tabs 92 are formed along the wall 56.The portion or member 94 of the wall 56 which includes the short flap 88may then be folded over at right angles to the remaining portion of wall56 so that the portion 94 forms an end wall or panel for the member 52which corresponds to the exterior wall of the doll house 10. A shortstrip 96 at the end of the portion of panel 94 is then folded at rightangles to the panel 94 so that the strip 96 lies parallel to the wall 56forming a face to which one edge of the wall 68 may be secured.

The sheet of cardboard from which the front wall 68 and its extension 70are made is also of sufiicient length that it can be bent as shown inFIGURE to form a wall or member 98 at the other end of the member 52which is provided with a short cover 100 corresponding to the short flap88 (FIGURE 7). The sheet of cardboard may then be folded at right anglesto the wall 98 to form a strip 102 which constitutes a suitable surfaceagainst which the wall 56 is secured by a suitable adhesive, not shown.The remaining portion of the sheet is again folded at right angles tothe strip 102 to form an inner wall 104 for the foyer 80 after which theend 106 of the strip 102 may be folded over at right angles and securedto the wall 68. This not only reinforces the wall member 52, but alsoenhances the foyer 80 by adding thickness to the end wall thereof.

A pair of openings 108 and 110 are provided in the front wall 68 for thefoyer 80 and the dressing table nook 86, respectively. In addition,swinging doors 112 and 114 are provided for the closet 84 and the linencloset 82, respectively.

The front wall 68 also includes an upper extension 116 which is foldedover the top of the wall member 52, as shown in FIGURES 8 and 9, to forma header for the upper ends of vertical partitions 118, 120, 122 and 124forming walls for the foyer 80, linen closet 82, clothes closet 84 andthe nook 86, respectively. The header 116 also engages the inner wall104 to further reinforce the wall and anchor the upper ends of thepartitions. The partition 124 includes a strip 126 which is folded overat right angles thereto and secured to the strip 96, as shown in FIGURE10, by any suitable adhesive, not shown.

The partition 124 forms one wall of the dressing table nook 86 while theother wall 127 thereof may be formed integrally with the partition 124from a single sheet of cardboard. This cardboard may be stamped toprovide a back panel 128 the lower end of which may be folded upwardlyand placed on a tab 130, as shown in FIG- URES 7 and 9, to formadressing table.

A'floor 131 is provided in the 'linen closet 82, the clothes closet 84and the dressing table nook 86 and is formed from a single sheet ofcardboard by bending its longitudinal edges 132 over at right angles, asshown in FIGURES 8 and 9, so that they engage the cover member 16 andsupport the floor 131 in spaced relationship therewith. The lower end ofthe partitions 122 and 118 may be secured to the floor 131 by tabs 134.

The partitions 118 and 122 are preferably formed from a single sheet ofcardboard having a back wall 136 (FIGURE 8) the upper edge of which isfolded downwardly to form an upper track 138 for the sliding door 81.The lower edge of the'back wall 136 is folded upwardly to form a lowertrack 140 for the door 81.'

The linen closet 82 is formed integrally with the partition 120 byfolding the materialforming the partition 120 back upon itself to form awall 142 having a double thickness. The material may then be folded overat right angles to form a back wall 144 (FIGURE 8) after which thematerial is again folded over at right angles and brought forward toform a wall 146 which is spaced from the partition 118. The shelves 148in" the linen closet 82 are formed from a single sheet of cardboardwhich may be folded substantially as shown in FIGURE 8. The shelves 148are supported by a first set of tabs 150 which engage slots 152 providedin the wall 146 and by a second set of tabs 154 which engage the wall142. The closet 82 also includes a cover 156 which is supported by tabs158 and 160 engaging the wall 146 and partition 120, respectively.

The closet 84 is formed by the partition 122, the back wall 136 and thepartition 120 and includes a clothes bar 162 which is supported by thepartitions 122 and 120. The closet 84 also includes a shelf 164 underwhich a sweater drawer 166 is slidably mounted. A tab 168 extends fromthe front edge of the shelf 164 and is engageable by notches 170provided in doors 112 and 114 6 to maintain them in a closed position.An aperture 172 is provided in each door 112, 114 through which a childsfinger may be inserted to open the doors 112 and 114.

A simulated outdoor barbecue 174 (FIGURES 2 and 9) is provided in thewall member 52 and is accessible through an opening 176 provided in therear wall 56. The back panel 128 in the dressing table nook 86 serves asthe back wall for the barbecue 174. A shelf 178 and a simulated grill180 may be provided in the barbecue 174 by folding over the material cutaway to form the opening 176 and attaching it to the wall 128 by tabs182.

A pair of slots 183 are provided in the front wall 68 and are engageableby the tabs 92 to secure the cover in position over the wall member 52after the flaps 88 and have been folded inwardly on top of the header116.

Referring now to FIGURES ll-l4, the interior partition or divider 64 andwall 66 together with its extensions 72 and 78, with certain exceptionsto be hereinafter noted, may all be fabricated from a single sheet ofcardboard. This sheet of cardboard is folded in such a manner that itforms the divider 64 having side walls 184, 186 and end walls 188, 190.The end wall 188 includes a strip 192 which may be folded over a rightangles to the wall 188 and secured to the side wall 184 with a suitableadhesive, not shown. The upper end of wall 188 includes an extension 194which is folded down parallel to the inner surface of wall 188 toreceive a tab, not shown, supporting a shalf 196 near the top of thedivider 64. Thus, the shelf 196 is supported without exposing its tabthrough the wall 188 to the exterior thereof. The end wall includes aflap 198 which may be folded inwardly over the upper end of the divider64 in the manner that a lid on a box is closed. The wall 184 alsoincludes a flap 200 which may be folded over the edge of the divider 64.The wall 186 is likewise provided with a flap 202 which may be foldedover the flaps 198 and 200 and secured to the flap 200 by a pair of tabs204 which are engageable in a pair of slots 206 provided in the wall184.

The wall 186 may be stamped on a punch press to form upper cupboarddoors 208, a lower cupboard door 210, an oven door 212 and the innerwalls 216, 218 of a simulated food preparation area 220. Thewalls 216and 218 may be folded back at right angles to the wall 186, as shown inFIGURE 12, and secured to the front wall 184.

The wall 184 may also be stamped on a punch press to form accordianpleated doors 222 which may be folded back for access to the simulatedfood preparation area 220. A plurality of bookshelves 224 may be struckfrom the front wall 184 and folded over horizontally, as shown in FIGURE13. A tab 226 is provided on each bookshelf and engages the rear wall228 of an upstanding member 230 which, in turn, engages the shelf 196.

A separate sheet of cardboard simulating a cooking range 232 and akitchen sink 234 is inserted into the simulated food preparation area220 and is supported by an upstanding partition 236. Also, a separatepiece of cardboard is used to form a cooking hood 238 which is attachedto the wall 186 by any suitable means, not shown. 7

Referring now to FIGURES 5 and 6, the wall 66 and extension 72 areprovided with flaps 240 each of which has a slot 242 provided therein sothat the front wall 76 of the fireplace 74 may be attached thereto in amanner to be hereinafter described. The wall 76 is provided with anopening 244 which is formed therein by striking out a portion of wall 76and folding it over horizontally to form a hearth 246. A cardboardmember 248 simulating logs and a pair of andirons includes a pluralityof tabs 250 which are engageable with slots 252 formed in the hearth 246to attach the member 248 thereto. The hearth 246 is provided with adepending flange 254 which is engageable with a pair of tabs 256 toconnect the lower end of fireplace 74 to the wall 66. The upper end offireplace wall 76 includes a pair of tabs 258 which are engageable withthe slots 242 to connect the upper end of the fireplace 74 to the wall66.

The various walls of the doll house 10 may be provided with suitabledesigns to simulate windows and the like. For example, a simulatedpicture window 260 may be painted onto the inner surface of theextension 70. Likewise, a simulated valance 262, curtains 264 andwindows 266 may be painted onto the inner surface of the wall 66 and theillusion of windows 266 and curtains 264 may be increased by alsopainting them onto the outer surface of wall 66, as shown in FIGURE 1.Suitable brick patterns are applied to other walls and portions of thedoll house 10, as shown.

In use, a child may grasp the handle 14 and carry package 12 (FIGURE 1)from a place of storage to a play area. The child may then unfold thepackage 12 as previously described and arrange the wall 66 and theextensions 70, 58, and 78 together with the divider 64 in any suitablepattern, such as those shown in FIGURES 14 and 15. Assuming thecomponent parts of the doll house are in the positions shown in FIGURE15 at the end of a particular play period, the doll house 10 can bequickly prepared for storage by first swinging the extension 70 in acounterclockwise direction, as viewed in FIGURE 15, up against the basicwall member 52 so that the extension'70 assumes the position shown inFIGURE 2. The extension 78 may then be swung in a clockwise directionapproximately 90 degrees so that it is substantially parallel to thewall 66 whereupon the wall 66 may be swung in a clockwise directionapproximately 270 degrees until it lies parallel to the basic wallmember 52, as shown in FIGURE 2. As the wall 66 is swung to thisposition, it carries the divider 64 with it so that the divider 64 comesto rest in the position shown in FIGURE 2 where it is also parallel tothe basic wall member 52.

The simulated brick wall 42 may then be removed from engagement with thesimulated hedge 40 and the wall member 52 and inserted into the spacebetween wall 66 and extension 70. The hedge 40 is then unfolded byremoving tab 36 from slot 39 (FIGURE 3) after which the rear wall isswung up against the simulated barbecue 174. The cover 18, which resultswhen the hedge 40 is unfolded, may then be brought down over the top ofthe components shown in FIGURE 2, after which the lips 30 and 32 arefolded down around the upper peripheral edge of these components andsecured thereto by means of fasteners 28, The lip 24 can then be foldedupwardly to the position shown in FIGURE 1 and secured along the bottomedge of package 12 by fasteners 28. The child can then grasp the handle14 and carrythe package 12 back to its place of storage.

While the particular doll house herein shown and described in detail isfully capable of attaining the objects and providing the advantageshereinbefore stated, it is to be understood that it is merelyillustrative of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention andthat no limitations are intended to the details of construction ordesign herein shown other than as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a doll house, a basic wall member comprising:

a rear wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating at least one building wall; the other end of said rearwall having an integral end member extending normal thereto;

a sliding door mounted in said rear wall;

a front wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating another building wall, the other end of said front wallhaving an integral end member extending normal thereto;

first means connecting said end member of said rear wall to said frontwall at the connection between said front wall and its extension; and

8 second means connecting said end member of said front wall to saidrear wall at the connection between said rear wall and its extension;said end members being of equal width whereby said walls are maintainedin spaced parallel relation, said extensions being selectively swingableto different angular positions relative to said basic wall member.

2. In combination witha doll house, a basic wall member comprising:

a rear wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating at least one building wall, the other end of saidirearwall having an integral end member extending normal thereto;

a front wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating another building wall, the other end of said front wallhaving an integral end member extending normal thereto;

first means connecting said end member of said rear wall to said frontwall at the connection between said front wall and its extension;

second means connecting said end member of said front wall to said rearwall at the connection between said rear wall and its extension;

said end members being of equal width whereby said walls are maintainedin spaced parallel relation, said extensions being selectively swingableto different angular positions relative to said basic wall member; 7

and

a foldable means defining a simulated patio swingably connected to alower edge of said basic wall member, said simulated patio beingswingable and foldable from a position extending outwardly of said basicwall member, to a position substantially encompassing said basic wallmember to constitute a storage cover therefor. i

3. In combination with a doll house, a basic wall member comprising:

a rear Wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating at least one building wall, the other end of said rearwall having an integral endmember extending normal thereto;

a front wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating another building wall, the other end of said front wallhaving an integral end member extending normal thereto;

first means connecting said end member of said rear wall to said frontwall at the connection between said front Wall and its extension; 7second means connecting said end member of said front wall to said rearwall at the connection between said rear wall and its extension;

said end members being of equal width whereby said walls are maintainedin spaced parallel relation,

said extensions being selectively swingable to dif ferent angularpositions relative to said b-asicwall 7 member; and

means defining a simulated outdoor barbecue mounted in said basic wallmember between said front and rear walls, said rear wall being providedwith an opening providing access to said simulated outdoor barbecue. 4.In combination with a doll house, a basic wall member comprising: i

a rear wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating at least one building Wall, the other end of said rearwall having an integral end member extending normal thereto;

a front wall having an extension swingably connected to one end thereofand simulating another building wall, the other end of said front wallhaving an 'integral end member extending normal thereto; first meansconnecting said end member of said rear wall to said front wall at theconnection between said front wall and its extension; second meansconnecting saidend member of said 9 7 front wall to said rear wall atthe connection be tween said rear wall and its extension;

said end members being of equal width whereby said walls are maintainedin spaced parallel relation, said extensions being selectively swingableto dilferent angular positions relative to said basic wall member; and,

means defining a room divider comprising spaced inner and outer wallsand end walls; one corner of said room divider being swingably connectedto that end of one of said extensions remote from said basic wallmember.

5. The combination of claim 4 including means mounted between said innerand outer walls of said room divider and defining simulated kitchenfurnishings.

6. A cardboard doll house comprising:

(A) a basic wall member comprising:

(a) a rear Wall having an extension swingably connected to one endthereof, the other end of said rear wall having a member extendingnormal thereto;

(b) a front wall having an extension swingably connected to one endthereof, the other end of said front wall having a member extendingnormal thereto;

(c) first means connecting said front wall to said normal member of saidrear wall at the connection of said swingable extension on said frontwall;

(d) second means connecting said rear wall to said normal member of saidfront wall at the connection of said swingable extension on said rearwall, said normal members of said walls being equal in width, wherebysaid front and rear walls are maintained in spaced, parallel relation;

(e) closet simulating means mounted in said basic wall member betweensaid front and rear walls, said closet simulating means being formedfrom a single sheet of cardboard having a back wall and upstandingpartition means extending at right angles to said back wall, said backwall defining at least part of a trackway for a sliding door;

(f) a door slidably mounted in said trackway;

(g) a simulated, outdoor barbecue mounted in said basic wall memberadjacent said closet means, said barbecue being mounted in an opening insaid rear wall and said closet means being mounted in an opening in saidfront wall;

(h) an opening provided in said front wall in alignment with saidsliding door;

(B) a room divider swingably connected to the end of said extension ofsaid rear wall, said room divider comprising:

(a) encompassing wall means forming side and end walls;

(b) means defining simulated food preparation area mounted in saiddivider between said encompassing side walls;

(c) folding door means mounted in said encompassing side wall for accessto said food preparation area;

((1) cupboard means mounted in an upper portion of the said divider;

(e) swingable door means mounted on said divider providing access tosaid cupboard means;

(f) simulated cooking range means mounted in said divider below saidfood preparation area;

(C) a single-thickness wall member swingably connected to said roomdivider adjacent its connection to said rear wall extension, saidsingle-thickness wall member including a normal portion forming aninterior corner at its end remote from said divider;

(D) a triangular fireplace mounted in said interior corner; and

(E) cover means comprising:

(a) bottom wall means underlying said basic Wall member;

(b) rear wall means swingably connected to said bottom wall means;

(0) top wall means swingably connected to said wall means, said rearwall means being swingable from a position which is normal to said basicwall member to a position overlying said rear wall, whereupon said topwall means can be swung over said basic wall member, said room dividerand said single-thickness wall and secured thereto after firstpositioning said divider and said single-thickness wall member adjacentsaid basic wall member, thereby forming a package which can be stored ina minimum of space.

7. In combination with a doll house, a basic wall member comprising:

an outer wall having an extension swingably connected thereto at oneend, the other end of said outer wall having a member lying normalthereto;

a front wall having an extension swingably connected thereto at one end,the other end of said front wall having a member lying normal thereto;

first means connecting said front wall to said normal member of saidrear wall adjacent the connection between said extension and said frontwall;

second means connecting said rear wall to said normal member of saidfront wall adjacent the connection between said extension and said rearwall, said normal members being equal in width, whereby said walls aremaintained in spaced, parallel relation; and

closet means mounted in said basic wall member between said front andrear walls, said closet means being formed from a single sheet ofmaterial having a back wall and upstanding partition means extending atright angles to said back wall, said back wall providing a trackway fora sliding door.

8. In a doll house, the combination comprising:

rear wall means having an extension swingably connected at one end, theother end of said rear wall means having a member lying normal thereto;

front wall means having an extension swingably connected at one end, theother end of said front wall means having a member lying normal thereto;

first means connecting said front wall means to said normal member ofsaid rear wall means at the connection between said extension and saidfront wall means;

second means connecting said rear wall means to said normal member ofsaid front wall means at the connection between said extension and saidrear wall means, said normal members being equal in width, whereby saidfront and rear wall means are maintained in spaced, parallel relation;

room divider means swingably connected to one of said extensions, saidroom divider means including an outer wall, an inner wall and end walls;and

closet means mounted in said space between said rear wall means and saidfront wall means, said closet means being formed from a single sheet ofmaterial having a back wall and upstanding partition means extending atright angles to said back wall, said back wall providing a trackway fora sliding door.

9. The combination of claim 8 including a sliding door mounted in saidtrackway.

10. The combination of claim 9 including a simulated, outdoor barbecuemounted in said space between said inner and outer wall means.

11. The combination of claim 10 including a singlethickness wall memberswingably connected to said room 1 1 divider means means adjacent itsconnections to said one of said extensions.

12. The combination of claim 11 including a wall panel connected to theend of said single-thickness wall member remote from said divider meansand at right angles to said single-thickness wall member and atriangular fireplace mounted in the corner formed by saidsingle-thickness Wall member and its associated Wall panel.

13. The combination of claim 12 including cover means underlying saidinner and outer wall means, said cover means being adapted to form asimulated patio when swung to a first position and to form asubstantially encompassing cover for said doll house when swung to asecond position after said room divider means and said single-thicknesswall member have been swung into a 12 position parallel to said innerwall means to form a storage package.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,306,328 12/1942 Biberthaler22939 2,398,797 4/1946 Meyer et al. 22939 1,682,594 8/1948 Benjamin46--11 1,853,116 4/1932 Erickson 46-12 2,127,412 8/1938 Ferre 46112,535,792 12/1950 Goodale 4612 X 2,618,887 11/1952 Frankenstein 46-21 X2,872,753 2/ 1959 Fenton 46-12 FOREIGN PATENTS 149,586 8/1920 GreatBritain.

F. BARRY SHAY, Primary Examiner.

